Fort Myers Police Chief Dennis Eads said the last of the new crime cameras were installed downtown on light polls throughout the River District. But, by New Year's Eve, someone other than the FMPD may be watching and looking for anyone that looks like they're up to no good.

Fort Myers Police Chief Dennis Eads said the last of the new crime cameras were installed downtown on light polls throughout the River District. But, by New Year's Eve, someone other than the FMPD may be watching and looking for anyone that looks like they're up to no good.

A Fort Myers shooting suspect was captured just hours after the crime.

Javon McClures, 39, was arrested Tuesday at an apartment complex on Braman Avenue, less than a mile away from the crime scene on US-41.

Police said the arrest was possible thanks to the growing use of surveillance footage.

The images pulled from the surveillance footage show tremendous detail, even giving officers the suspect's license plate number.

Officers are warning criminals that cameras are everywhere.

Ralph Tarantino arrived at his store Tuesday to find police scrambling to find who captured what happened just outside his doors.

"I knew something happened when I was coming in," he said.

It was a fight that escalated quickly to a shooting near US-41, leaving Rodney Ivery injured.

The suspect sped away but didn't count on dozens of electronic eyes watching.

"We were pulling up images of our suspect within minutes," said Lt. Victor Medico with FMPD.

The use of surveillance cameras is "growing, and the quality of those surveillance cameras is improving over time, and it's a huge benefit to law enforcement," Medico said.

It's the same type of footage that helped capture a suspect in a fatal shooting outside Scarlett's Cabaret earlier this month.

"We are more likely to solve a case when surveillance is used. It's not the end-all-be-all, but it's a great start," Medico said.

"If something happens and you don't have them, then there is your problem right there. It's better to be prepared," Tarantino said.

Chief Derrick Diggs last fall proposed the idea of installing more surveillance cameras just outside of downtown.

So far, cameras have been placed in Dunbar communities but the hope is to have throughout the city limits.

As for McClures, he's charged with aggravated battery with a firearm, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, firing a weapon on residential property, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

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